1. Historical Background for The Outsiders Late 1950’s-Early 1960’s

2. 1920 - 1940 WWI (1920’s) Economic prosperity ◦ Increased business and manufacturing Trade increased Depression (1929) Caused by the Stock Market Crash President Franklin D. Roosevelt ◦ Elected 1932 Drought

3. WWII (1939-1945) US only involved from 1941-1945 Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii made US involved Economic Growth ◦ Women in the workforce

4. Cold War BTW U.S. and Soviet Union Capitalism: Free market Communism: Government controls the market Conform: to fit in, don’t want to be different ◦ Red Scare ◦ Lack of Free Speech 1950 US send troops to South Korea

5. President Eisenhower (1953-1961) Economic Prosperity Large Middle Class Sent “Advisors” to Vietnam Hippies 1950’s and 1960’s: opposites